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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the tax preparation shop may not be the person who signed the return. and as you all may not know, anyone who have -- and as you all know, anyone who prepares a return has to sign it and track whether they are accurate themselves in doing the return. the person who you are meeting may not be the one that signs in who we can track. the irs is proposing to recall require not -- to require non- signers to be regulated. that concerns me because someone who may not have ever met the taxpayer is the one assigned to return and we may not h
host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the...
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ben stellar, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.c. cup. columnist for the new york daily news and senior writer for the daily caller website. first, the big news of the day, the supreme court. 5-4 vote rules corporations can contribute anything and take credit for the contributions and political campaigns pretty much handing a major defeat to the mccain law. what do you make of that ruling, mark? >> this takes us into uncharted territory. the whole goal of campaign finance was to reduce the influence of money in politics and, in fact, the whole thing has boomeranged with this supreme court decision. the law result in a decision that's overturned precedent and this is historically unprecedented that corporations now can take out political ads. >> larry: ben, what do you make of it? >> well, the story is really that a contribution is a form of free speech. that's how the supreme court seeing it that giving money is a way to ex
ben stellar, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.c. cup. columnist for the new york daily news and senior writer for the daily caller website. first, the big news of the day, the supreme court. 5-4 vote rules corporations can contribute anything and take credit for the contributions and political campaigns pretty much handing a major defeat to the mccain law. what...
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byron york of the washington examiner. chris hayes we welcome our audience watching overseas and the radio audience of xm channel 130 and our c-span audience as well. good morning. caller: good morning. as a republican, i certainly didn't support barack obama during the election but i understand and was hopeful about the message he talked about - the potent for reform and especially within the healthcare environment. represented some opportunity to improve things greatly, and fact of the matter is that in the last year we've had to move from hope to reality. i'm kind of shocked that mr. hayes has said this is a center right plan. the public perception of a 2000 page bill is we do here about the louis vuit louisiana bills excessive focus on public and government run option components to this plan. and this is an environment that's spending trillions of dollars on numerous other politically motivated and - i think that congressional leadership has been able to spend the money of the people on these other important but extrem
byron york of the washington examiner. chris hayes we welcome our audience watching overseas and the radio audience of xm channel 130 and our c-span audience as well. good morning. caller: good morning. as a republican, i certainly didn't support barack obama during the election but i understand and was hopeful about the message he talked about - the potent for reform and especially within the healthcare environment. represented some opportunity to improve things greatly, and fact of the matter...
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"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very, very important that a signal be sent to the taliban. even when all afghan forces have been trained, the international community will see to it that this army and police are able to survive. otherwise the taliban can hope to attack immediately when the police and security forces are not properly paid, and therefore not motivated. >> sreenivasan: merkel met with afghan president hamid karzai, on the eve of an international conference on afghanistan in london. in afghanistan, 11 suspected taliban militants were killed in an air and ground strike by nato
"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very,...
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one of google washington journal," we visit the detroit auto show. policies with economic issues including the federal debt ceiling and the confirmation of federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. and later, we discussed policy decisions within the auto industry. jim campbell, general motors' general manager. "washington journal" takes your calls and e-mails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> wednesday president obama delivered his first day of the union address to congress, laying out his prison for the future of the country and his plan to deal with issues like unemployment, health care, and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the state of the union address on wednesday night. our coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3 you can also listen to the address live on your iphone with the c-span radio app. >> booktv wellcome's paul johnson, author of over 40 books. the latest, "churchill." sunday february 7 at noon eastern on "in depth." >> the president's upcoming state of the union speech was one of the main topics
one of google washington journal," we visit the detroit auto show. policies with economic issues including the federal debt ceiling and the confirmation of federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. and later, we discussed policy decisions within the auto industry. jim campbell, general motors' general manager. "washington journal" takes your calls and e-mails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> wednesday president obama delivered his first day...
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"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. we will begin at the port today -- court today, where david savage is a long time reporter. two items we have on our minds. one is citizens united verses the sec. what is the situation there? what are we likely to hear today? >> we do not know if we will hear anything. we will simply be ready at 10:00 this morning. you never know when the court is going to decide something. the the issue is whether the supreme court is going to say corporations have a right to free speech, to spend as much as they want,
"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001....
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the camera can move in, it is a "washington post" start. ey basically make the point over the decade that thereÑi was zero net job creation. basically the same amount of jobs now as ten years ago. that is a pretty significant statistic. what does that mean for the broader economy? >> guest: well, i think it means that first of all, we have had too bad recessions. we have had, you know, a lot of months of job losses. at the more fundamentally it means that the structure of our economy is changing. it is going to be in very violent and very uncomfortable for a long time for that to happen. the last time we really have this kind of structural change was in the 30's when we actually lost jobs in that ticket. i think it means that we need to try to shift some of our focus. we got very good at building houses. we got very good at packaging mortgages and selling the financial securities. we weren't that good at doing the things that maybe we need is a country. that is why i think the administration has focused on infrastructure and green jobs, tr
the camera can move in, it is a "washington post" start. ey basically make the point over the decade that thereÑi was zero net job creation. basically the same amount of jobs now as ten years ago. that is a pretty significant statistic. what does that mean for the broader economy? >> guest: well, i think it means that first of all, we have had too bad recessions. we have had, you know, a lot of months of job losses. at the more fundamentally it means that the structure of our...
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i add my welcome to all of you to washington. it goes without saying that you all have some of the toughest jobs in america. we think as -- of the jobs that exist in washington, whether the president or vice-president or members of the cabinet. but you are on the ground every day. you are in the neighborhoods. you are with real people. and nobody knows more than you'd do the needs of america. so, i am just really delighted to have a chance to be with all of you and to listen to you. i know the recession has taken a great toll. we have made a difference at the department of transportation. and i want you to know -- i know you know this and i know you will hear visit -- hear this this afternoon, but president obama and all of the administration are redoubling our efforts this year to find more ways to grow the economy and create the jobs your communities depend on. as most of you know, i traveled last year to 66 cities and i met many of you. and i have seen some of the amazing things you are doing in your communities and some of th
i add my welcome to all of you to washington. it goes without saying that you all have some of the toughest jobs in america. we think as -- of the jobs that exist in washington, whether the president or vice-president or members of the cabinet. but you are on the ground every day. you are in the neighborhoods. you are with real people. and nobody knows more than you'd do the needs of america. so, i am just really delighted to have a chance to be with all of you and to listen to you. i know the...
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nothing is going to be frozen in washington, d.c. as a matter of fact, even what obama is saying is not going into effect for a year, and the congress won't let it happen. i think mr. reich's sentiments are well represented in washington. i actually want to see more money spent, not less. it's just that who has the discretion to spend it? that's the issue. when the government spends it, think mal-invest it. we don't have the problem because there's not enough consumption or spending. that is not going to solve the problem. what we should have done is maybe suspend the income tax for three years. it would have cost us less than bailing out the big banks and all the special interests. i mean, the people could make a decision on whether they should liquidate their debt and how to invest. this would be a wiser choice. >> larry: quickly, robert . >> i just want to agree, bailing out the big banks instead of helping main street was a version of trickle down economics and it doesn't work. >> larry: we're scheduled to discuss the stimulus. w
nothing is going to be frozen in washington, d.c. as a matter of fact, even what obama is saying is not going into effect for a year, and the congress won't let it happen. i think mr. reich's sentiments are well represented in washington. i actually want to see more money spent, not less. it's just that who has the discretion to spend it? that's the issue. when the government spends it, think mal-invest it. we don't have the problem because there's not enough consumption or spending. that is...
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one, they want subsidies from washington. two, they want to crush small businesses who are hoping to compete with them by erecting regulatory hurdles. so i think they will use that money to try to essentially hurt small business. we don't who don't have lobbiesists, don't have money to spend and i think both of those are negative effects on the country. i don't necessarily think it is great for the republican party or terrible for the democratic party because when you look at who is willing to subsidize corporations and recht barriers both parties do that. i think will have bad affects but not necessarily partisan affects. >> lehrer: when president obama said yesterday i will talk to congress and we'll have a forceful response, what can he do? what can anybody do about this? whether they like it or not? >> well, i mean the way that the opinion, the decision was written, it's going to be awfully tough. >> lehrer: it a prepare court of the united states made a decision. do you agree with that, there not too many options. >> peo
one, they want subsidies from washington. two, they want to crush small businesses who are hoping to compete with them by erecting regulatory hurdles. so i think they will use that money to try to essentially hurt small business. we don't who don't have lobbiesists, don't have money to spend and i think both of those are negative effects on the country. i don't necessarily think it is great for the republican party or terrible for the democratic party because when you look at who is willing to...
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king in washington. we would march on his birthday and it was amazing that ambassadors from other countries would come on that day. usually it was cold, snowy, wintry, and they were all amazed because in many of their country's, and they were already celebrating dr. king as an authentic international hero, and they could not wonder why we were protesting to get his birthday as a national holiday. as a jazz enthusiast, and of course, stevie wonder was from detroit, so it was easy for me to get him involved, and he wrote this fabulous sum -- "happy birthday, dr. kaine." it was one the popular. -- fabulous sum ong -- "happy birthday, dr. king." everybody was there, cheering, and there was someone i recognized immediately, and dizzy gillespie -- immediately, dizzy gillespie. we invited him up to the stage and he was playing "blues alley ." we all got together, during one of the years after, and there was a call from the white house that came to stevie wonder. and they wanted him to come to the white house to
king in washington. we would march on his birthday and it was amazing that ambassadors from other countries would come on that day. usually it was cold, snowy, wintry, and they were all amazed because in many of their country's, and they were already celebrating dr. king as an authentic international hero, and they could not wonder why we were protesting to get his birthday as a national holiday. as a jazz enthusiast, and of course, stevie wonder was from detroit, so it was easy for me to get...
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i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital troubles, and i had some issues growing up, a guy from rent them would be here standing before you right now and going to washington, d.c., are you kidding that? i know that you have jobs to do. and i have a life and i respect those jobs. but it is not only overwhelming, it is so -- i cannot tell you how proud i am to be here standing before you all, and having an opportunity to maybe send the country in a different and better direction. that is my goal. other made say that he is going to do this are that. i have never listened to them. i am n
i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital...
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to continue being so washington-like. i know folks, when we are in town there, spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups an interpreter which party has the upper end of november and in 2012 and so on. that is their obsession. i'm not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it's worth. i don't believe that the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i don't think they want more gridlock. i don't think they want more partisanship. i don't think they want more obstruction. they did not send this to washington to fight each other in some sort of political steel cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. the sentence to washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems they are grappling with every single day. i think your constituents would want to know that despite the fact that it does not get a lot of attention, you and i have actually worked together on a number of occas
to continue being so washington-like. i know folks, when we are in town there, spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups an interpreter which party has the upper end of november and in 2012 and so on. that is their obsession. i'm not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it's worth. i don't believe that the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i don't think they want more gridlock. i...
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the nation's $1.4 trillion deficit was topic number one in washington today. president obama is planning to call for a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the senate rejected a plan to create a bipartisan panel to tackle the deficit. we'll talk to senators kent conrad and judd gregg. >> ifill: then, how are the policy debates in washington affecting the political debates leading up to the midterm elections. >> woodruff: paul solman takes a real estate tour in atlanta with two experts on housing prices. >> there's reasons to believe it will stay down and there are reasons to believe it's going to come back. that's why you economists drive people crazy. you do understand that. >> absolutely. >> ifill: ray suarez has the story of american doctors and nurses helping to rebuild haiti's shattered health care system. and the obama administration gets an "f" for its ability to respond to a biological attack. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour
the nation's $1.4 trillion deficit was topic number one in washington today. president obama is planning to call for a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the senate rejected a plan to create a bipartisan panel to tackle the deficit. we'll talk to senators kent conrad and judd gregg. >> ifill: then, how are the policy debates in washington affecting the political debates leading up to the midterm elections....
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got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always against deficit spending. he was against the health care bill. but to go back to the question you put to mary matlin, scott brown took off in december, and in large part when he began campaigning, he nationalized the race. and when he did that, along with his populism and authenticity, he reminds me of sarah palin in some ways. he is real and for the people. that combination of nationalizing the race and the personality really drove this and brought him a victory against a, as we know, not a very good candidate. >> larry: donna, speaking today, he m
got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always...
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on september 25,t( required the deposits, assets and liabilities of washington mutual from the fdic. we learned we were the only bank çprepared toú@zt immediately. in addition, we continued to lend and support our clients financially -- financing throughout the crisis. we provided more than $800 billion in direct lending and corporate clients. we provide state and local governmentsçç money. we're the only institution that agreed to lend california $1.5 billion in its time of need. we have maintained our lending levels to small business. we announced -- we announce that we will increase that lending to $10 billion this year. we are doing everything we can to meet -- to help them meet their mortgage obligations. we offered a new trial, loan modifications. -- home loan modifications. our diversity of business have been essential to us for emerging as a stronger firm. some have suggested that size alone or the combination of investment banking and commercial banking caused the crisis. we disagree. if you consider the institutions that failed, some of the largest failures were stan
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and after 9/11 washington's approach to iraq changed. and this you argued in the spring or in march of 2002 objectively the threat from iraq haven't worsened as a result of 11 of september but what had however changed was the tolerance of the international community and especially that of the united states. before i go into my first question, summary of the situation thus far. can i ask what extent in this period before and after 9/11, before we and the british government were set on a new strategy to what extent was there a debate about the strategic options over iraq, the relevant cabinet committee which was gop didn't meet in this period were you putting a range of different options before the prime minister? >> thank you. my idea with the period before 9/11 and after if i may, before 9/11, we were essentially trying to contain interesting policy which was containment. i came in as the foreign secretary in june of 2001 and i was briefed on the problems we were facing with the existing sanctions. i saw papers my predecessor robin cook
and after 9/11 washington's approach to iraq changed. and this you argued in the spring or in march of 2002 objectively the threat from iraq haven't worsened as a result of 11 of september but what had however changed was the tolerance of the international community and especially that of the united states. before i go into my first question, summary of the situation thus far. can i ask what extent in this period before and after 9/11, before we and the british government were set on a new...
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but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air, in the american airlines, i was looking at the city that i had left 13 years earlier, and i saw all these matchboxes all over the hills and the mountain that is backed drops to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured. and i wrote, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. other times, i did not see an earthquake. haiti being in the kirkham alley, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flim
but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe...
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randle scores 39 on thursday at washington state, and jerome with only 5 against washington. and isaiah thomas. bryan-amaning, got it. >> marques: when you've got isaiah thomas that you can stick on jeremy greene, you can stick him tonight on jerome randle, now your best defensive player, justin holiday, you can play him against landry fields and theo robertson and allow him to just shut down that real crucial kind of a guy who's off the basketball. >> steve: washington with an 84-63 lead. 1:30 remaining in this game. as cal will fall to 11-6 and 3-2. washington will up their record to 12-5. back to .500 at 3-3. here's our man. brendan sherrer. he came in about this mark in the stanford game. got a rebound but did not score. >> marques: got to be greedy. get a shot up. his teammates have to help him out and look for him. he's got to make himself available because he's going to bury himself under the basket against max zhang, and it's not going to happen for him. he's just trying to be the team guy. he's not thinking about shooting. >> steve: trying to get it to him. scott sug
randle scores 39 on thursday at washington state, and jerome with only 5 against washington. and isaiah thomas. bryan-amaning, got it. >> marques: when you've got isaiah thomas that you can stick on jeremy greene, you can stick him tonight on jerome randle, now your best defensive player, justin holiday, you can play him against landry fields and theo robertson and allow him to just shut down that real crucial kind of a guy who's off the basketball. >> steve: washington with an...
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i thank the gentleman from washington for yielding me some time. it is with mixed emotions that i speak on this particular bill. this is not the worst bill that our committee has ever produced. we have produced some real stinkers that we've hidden in other pieces of legislation. however, it is symbolic of the problem that this administration and leaders of this congress have. we have a secretary of interior who every time we wish to use federal land to actually help improve the lives of americans or creating jobs will always yell that we have a process we have to do. we cannot commit a rush to judgment. and now when we have a piece of territory, land that will be taken off the tax rolls in a territory that is in deep financial problems today, this historic cattle ranch is now considered something that we must hustle through the system. we just passed a bill or voted on a bill to solve problems in the wilderness areas of idaho which if we had taken the time to see what was in there instead of rushing to create the most restrictive environment we can
i thank the gentleman from washington for yielding me some time. it is with mixed emotions that i speak on this particular bill. this is not the worst bill that our committee has ever produced. we have produced some real stinkers that we've hidden in other pieces of legislation. however, it is symbolic of the problem that this administration and leaders of this congress have. we have a secretary of interior who every time we wish to use federal land to actually help improve the lives of...
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i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that they are going to do something right. we have created that through the years with the federal government. the federal government's action with us is that you're guilty until you can prove yourself innocent. i am not talkingÑi about a court of law, but the bureaucracy. we are going to assume that you're doing it right and have to prove that you're doing it wrong. that is not where we are today in terms of how the american public has to interact with bureaucracy. i am not worried about that. i may be wrong to not be worried, but you can tell me so in a couple of months. summary on
i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that...
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call from washington, d.c. ce&er: good morning.t( pat robertson,ç imperialism, ts is the position -- reason haiti has such hardship is because it broke with the french. just like they caused simbabway to go to hardship. -- zimbabwe to go to the hardship. activated during the haiti earthquake, a heart machine, it can create earthquakes. i would like to know if the machine was active during the haiti-ç-another thing i want t know is the united states -- united nations isçó a criminal organization. it's responsible for the spread+ of the swine flu. it was pattening -- peatenting it as well.ko this is an effort to -- host: tony, you believe the united states has patented swine flu and responsible for spreading it? >> i don't know if the united states. i think the world health organization. host: why would they do that? caller: because they practice in genocide. they want to reduce the populationç by 80%. this is all part ofñ)ççw3;3 agenda.t( agenda 21.ç >> we'll leaveç this segmentçm the "washin
call from washington, d.c. ce&er: good morning.t( pat robertson,ç imperialism, ts is the position -- reason haiti has such hardship is because it broke with the french. just like they caused simbabway to go to hardship. -- zimbabwe to go to the hardship. activated during the haiti earthquake, a heart machine, it can create earthquakes. i would like to know if the machine was active during the haiti-ç-another thing i want t know is the united states -- united nations isçó a criminal...
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folks got to get the message in washington. the era of play to the base politics is over. >> larry: we'll get when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance travelers. insurance for auto, home and business. >>> the number one thing i heard is that people are tired of business as usual. >> what happened here in massachusetts can happen all over america. >> larry: we're back. david, is john avalon right? >> well, john has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. so i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis about scott brown. he was embraced by the social conservatives. he did not necessarily embrace their full agenda. he did say he was for roe v. wade, but he wants to put a lot of restrictions on the way abortions are done. he's against gay marriage. he was a right-to-life candidate in this election. i don't think it was a major thing that drove the election. i think he was very much against deficit spending, very much against the health care bill. but to go back to the question you put
folks got to get the message in washington. the era of play to the base politics is over. >> larry: we'll get when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance travelers. insurance for auto, home and business. >>> the number one thing i heard is that people are tired of business as usual. >> what happened here in massachusetts can happen all over america. >> larry: we're back. david, is john avalon right? >> well, john has emerged as one of the...
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and how policy decisions in washington are affecting the auto industry. our first guest is jim campbell, followed by an official from the ford motor co., and the chairman and ceo of bmw north america. "washington journal" take your calls and e-mails live every morning here on c-span. . >> this is 50 minutes. >> good morning everybody. the a pleasure to welcome you here today. this is the first event we are having in our new conference room, and we hope to headache it a good one. i get to say a few words about the bipartisan policy center before we get into the real action. we were founded on the idea that people with significantly different views and who have strong allegiance to different parties could still come together and try to design serious and substantive solution toss address the nation's big challenges. we are not a think tank in the traditional sense. we only study things for a purpose. and when our projects come together, people understand they are going to spend as much time advocate fog a particular solution as constructing it. i think it's
and how policy decisions in washington are affecting the auto industry. our first guest is jim campbell, followed by an official from the ford motor co., and the chairman and ceo of bmw north america. "washington journal" take your calls and e-mails live every morning here on c-span. . >> this is 50 minutes. >> good morning everybody. the a pleasure to welcome you here today. this is the first event we are having in our new conference room, and we hope to headache it a...
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and needed a bailout from washington. th brought government leaders like hou speaker nancy pelosi tthe show floor to see what the industry i ying to do to turn itself around. even though the u.s. lost it title lastear as the largest yer of vehicles to china, it still remains an important market for manufacture. so they're racg to build more fuel-efcient products americans will want d can afford. ford has perhaps the best advantage with the focus. it's already been hit with consumers and gets aace-lift next year. the new focus ll have a new twliter engine that offers more hsepower than the currt model and should have better fuel economy. manufacturers don't estima fuelconomy on a vehicle until it's ready to come to market. ford admits oiding a government bailo has helped it attra customers away from g.m. and chrysler. but presidt of the america's mark fies thinks product has more to with the company success. >> at the end of the d customers are going to buyur pruct not because we didn't take goverent money, it's because wh
and needed a bailout from washington. th brought government leaders like hou speaker nancy pelosi tthe show floor to see what the industry i ying to do to turn itself around. even though the u.s. lost it title lastear as the largest yer of vehicles to china, it still remains an important market for manufacture. so they're racg to build more fuel-efcient products americans will want d can afford. ford has perhaps the best advantage with the focus. it's already been hit with consumers and gets...
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host: washington, go ahead. caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back george soros for getting elected with taxpayer funds. guest: i do not know anything about the second issue, but i can comment on the first. the brazilian president is a colorful, charismatic leader. then he has been for some to, to a half years. very annoyed that they have had to do things that the united states and europe-not have to do. and he has -- have not had to do. and he has been very open about saying that they have not had to do things that they've had to do in developing countries. host: salt lake city, democratic cr
host: washington, go ahead. caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back...
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i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole process. i am of average intelligence, and there is no possible way i could read a 2000 page bill and begin to comprehend it in any way shape or form. as far as i'm concerned, anything before congress that is more than an easily readable bill should just be kicked out right now it done away with -- and done away with. the people who voted for it should have to stand up with me and at the american people, and look us in the eye and say yes, i have read and understand the bill currently before congress. [applause] >> i like your analogy ab
i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole...
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joining us from washington general colin powell, former secretary of state, former chairman of the joint chiefs. here's his message for you and the people of haiti. watch. >> the united states government and the governments throughout the world, the united nations, international relief organizations are all doing their best to stabilize the situation to bring order to haiti and then start to flood in the necessary supplies needed to sustain life. but, you know, the challenge is going to be great and it's going to be long enduring. once the folks who have lost their lives have been dealt with in as dignified a manner as possible and once we have taken care of those who are injured, then the work begins. then we need reconstruction. then we need to take care of the living, and in taking care of living is not a matter of giving them food and water for a short period of time, but helping them rebuild their homes and schools and churches and government. so i'm asking everyone who is watching tonight to find a way to give and then give some more and to give over the long term for the people of
joining us from washington general colin powell, former secretary of state, former chairman of the joint chiefs. here's his message for you and the people of haiti. watch. >> the united states government and the governments throughout the world, the united nations, international relief organizations are all doing their best to stabilize the situation to bring order to haiti and then start to flood in the necessary supplies needed to sustain life. but, you know, the challenge is going to...
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in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >> sreenivasan: clinton urged chinese officials to investigate recent cyber attacks on google's e-mail accounts. the chinese government insisted it's treating the issue as a business dispute with google and not a political matter that affects ties with the u.s. in pakistan, military officials announced they will hold off launching new offensives against militants for up to a year. they said they need to consolidate the gains made since last spring. the announcement came during a visit by u.s. defense secretary robert gates. he met with prime minister yusuf gilani, among others, and h
in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >>...
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. >> larry: joining us now from washington, frank and gillian thorpe, survivors of the earthquake. gillian was buried under the rubble for many hours, trapped in the haitian headquarters of the mission where she and frank worked. frank, how far away were you? >> i was about 100 miles north of port-au-prince. i was doing research on a story up north in a region called ahmsrouge. we felt the earthquake up there, the ground beneath us bounced, but we didn't know it was so serious. we didn't know it had hit port-au-prince hard until about two hours later. >> larry: of course, you drive frantically to reach gillian. what happened to you, gillian? >> i was in a meeting with my coworker, chuck, when the earthquake hit, and the ground started shaking, and i couldn't place what was going on, and i asked him what was going on and he said it was an earthquake. we ducked underneath a door frame and within 30 seconds we were completely buried under and pinned. >> larry: frank, when you got there, how did you find gillian? >> i walked up to the house and the road the house was on was blocked, an
. >> larry: joining us now from washington, frank and gillian thorpe, survivors of the earthquake. gillian was buried under the rubble for many hours, trapped in the haitian headquarters of the mission where she and frank worked. frank, how far away were you? >> i was about 100 miles north of port-au-prince. i was doing research on a story up north in a region called ahmsrouge. we felt the earthquake up there, the ground beneath us bounced, but we didn't know it was so serious. we...
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. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington tos of or government first hand. they will discuss politics, government, and their future. sunday night on c-span. >> secretary of state hillary clinton and foreign minister of yemen met with the press. this is about 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am pleased to welcome the foreign minister to the state department today. we've had a very open and productive conversation about a number of important issues. our two nations are working together as partners to improve yemen's capacity to deliver vital services, control its borders, and conduct effective counterterrorist activities, improve services to the people of yemen. we face a common threat from those violent extremist who target civilians without mercy or remorse. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has killed dozens of yemenis in recent years, including seven soldiers who died guarding the united states embassy during an attack by suicide bombers on september 17, 2008. we have seen al qaeda in the arabian peninsula kill tourist in yemen, yemeni security
. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington tos of or government first hand. they will discuss politics, government, and their future. sunday night on c-span. >> secretary of state hillary clinton and foreign minister of yemen met with the press. this is about 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am pleased to welcome the foreign minister to the state department today. we've had a very open and productive conversation about a number of important...
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each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. "q&a" cited night at 8 on c- span. >> this weekend on the communicators, former senator and now head of the national association of broadcasters gordon smith on the sec -- fcc plan to expand the broadcast spectrum and what it might mean for broadcasters. saturday on c-span. now today's state department briefing. topics included relief efforts in haiti and u.s. relations with yemen. also, secretary of state clinton's recent remarks calling for china to reveal the bulls allegations that government sentience ship -- 's allegations about censorship. he spoke for an hour. >> i am try to get toing to getc ross down here. i'm delighted to have an opportunity to do that. he will be accompanied by fema administrator craig fugate. dr. shaw will be getting his second firsthand look at the u.s. operations there. he will meet with haitian officials as they did last satur
each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. "q&a" cited night at 8 on c- span. >> this weekend on the communicators, former senator and now head of the national association of broadcasters gordon smith on the sec -- fcc plan to expand the broadcast spectrum and what it might mean for broadcasters. saturday on...
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joining us to discuss it all, tom shales, the "washington post" tv columnist wrote a book "live from new york." it's a terrific read about a lot of this. jerry penacoli, correspondent from "extra" is here. dick cavett, the former "tonight show" writer for jack paar and johnny carson. host of his own late night talk show back then. jay was on oprah today. here's what he had to say about conan. >> have you talked to conan in person since all this? >> no, i haven't. haven't. >> did you want to pick up the phone? >> yeah, but it didn't seem appropriate. >> why? >> i don't know. i think -- let things cool down and maybe we'll talk. >> did you feel bad forko nan at any point? >> i did. i felt really bad for conan. i think it's unfair, but tv is not fair. i thought it was unfair for me. >> you felt bad for conan, but you didn't think you were the reason? >> i wasn't the reason. the reason were the ratings. >> uh-huh. >> larry: all right. tom shales, who is probably now the dean of american television critics, what do you make of all this? >> what can be made of it other than it's a horrible
joining us to discuss it all, tom shales, the "washington post" tv columnist wrote a book "live from new york." it's a terrific read about a lot of this. jerry penacoli, correspondent from "extra" is here. dick cavett, the former "tonight show" writer for jack paar and johnny carson. host of his own late night talk show back then. jay was on oprah today. here's what he had to say about conan. >> have you talked to conan in person since all this?...
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we've seen this dramatic increase in the growth government, in spending here in washington, d.c., most of which is financed with borrowing. in fact, last year 43 cents out of every dollar that we spent here in the federal government was borrowed. you cannot continue to sustain a pattern of borrowing 43 cents out of every dollar that you spend. in fact, as american families and households and small businesses are having to tighten their belts, here in washington, d.c. the spending just continues and continues and continues unabated. and what i'm hoping to do with this amendment, mr. president, is to at least demonstrate that as an institution, the united states senate is willing to say that we are going to take some steps, no matter how modest they are -- and i would say that my amendment isn't going to go a long ways toward eliminating this federal debt, but it certainly, i think, demonstrates to the american people that we get it, that we're hearing that they are uncomfortable with the massive amount of spending and borrowing and taxing that's going on in washington, d.c. of course th
we've seen this dramatic increase in the growth government, in spending here in washington, d.c., most of which is financed with borrowing. in fact, last year 43 cents out of every dollar that we spent here in the federal government was borrowed. you cannot continue to sustain a pattern of borrowing 43 cents out of every dollar that you spend. in fact, as american families and households and small businesses are having to tighten their belts, here in washington, d.c. the spending just continues...
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one is the march on washington speech. i was watching it on television. i started out watching it, i was lying down. when it was over, i was standing straight up. the second was something that i did not witness but have only heard. or read. he was standing in his kitchen after terrorist type attacks on his family and home, and he was wondering if it was worth it at all? he felt like he was going to give up. there was a negative light golden hanging over his head, a pair kitchen table -- bare kitchen table. he said at that moment of deep despair and frustration and resignation that he heard the collective unconscious of his people speak in the words of the negro spiritual, sometimes i feel discouraged and think my works are in vain, but then the holy spirit revives my soul again. he got up and kept working. >> whoever wants to answer, please do it as quickly as you can. this could go on and longtime. the constitution is god's document -- where -- how do we as activists demonstrate no more tolerance of such lack of tolerance? >> the individual person who sp
one is the march on washington speech. i was watching it on television. i started out watching it, i was lying down. when it was over, i was standing straight up. the second was something that i did not witness but have only heard. or read. he was standing in his kitchen after terrorist type attacks on his family and home, and he was wondering if it was worth it at all? he felt like he was going to give up. there was a negative light golden hanging over his head, a pair kitchen table -- bare...
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post ♪] [♪the washington post ] [♪ the washington p [ost ♪ ] [ ♪ the washiongton post ] [♪ the washiongton post ♪] [ ♪ the washoington post ] [band music ] [milirartary march] ♪ military march ♪ [military music] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ god bless america ] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the senate has approved raising the federal debt limit by more than $2 trillion. the vote was along party lines, 60-39. they added an amendment to allow new spending be offset by spending reductions or tax increases 3 measure now goes to the house pretty soon it turns to the domination of the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke to a second term. the bill is possible today. the house is not in session because republicans are attending their legislative retreated baltimore. next month marks one year since congress passed the economic stimulus money. of the $787 billion approved, just under $330 billion has been committed with $172 billion actually p
post ♪] [♪the washington post ] [♪ the washington p [ost ♪ ] [ ♪ the washiongton post ] [♪ the washiongton post ♪] [ ♪ the washoington post ] [band music ] [milirartary march] ♪ military march ♪ [military music] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ god bless america ] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the senate has approved raising...
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see the senate live on c-span 2. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend they'll discuss politics, government, and their futures, "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> from first lady michelle obama on preventing childhood obesity and spoke earlier at the annual meeting on the u.s. conference of mayors. this is about 25 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. hello. i'm elizabeth couch, mayor of the city of burnsville and president of the u.s. conference of mayors. i would like to introduce -- [applause] >> thank you. i would like to now introduce the conference leadership here with me on is past president, jerry abramson. where is jerry? richard daley of chicago. doug palmer of trenton. [applause] >> don pasqualik of akron. joe reilly of charleston. c.e.o. and executive director tom cochran. and ladies and gentlemen, our friend from the white house, valerie jerod. my friends, it is a great honor for me to introduce to you our featured speaker, michelle obama, as first lady has bol
see the senate live on c-span 2. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend they'll discuss politics, government, and their futures, "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> from first lady michelle obama on preventing childhood obesity and spoke earlier at the annual meeting on the u.s. conference of mayors. this is about 25 minutes. >> good afternoon,...
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the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, could i inquire of my friend, the distinguished chairman, if he has any more speakers on this bill? mr. rahall: i'm prepared to close, mr. speaker. mr. hastings: is he prepared to close? mr. rahall: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: i yield myself the balance of the time. mr. speaker, i know that mr. mcclintock says he's not going to offer his amendment. so with that i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i think that we've made it -- hopefully we've made it very clear in this debate that the agreement and the settlement of the claims is preferable to litigation when fair resolutions are met. i think most people would agree with that. we certainly do on this side of the aisle. that is better for those to be worked out at the local level rather than going to lawyer fees and years fighting in court. yet, we as r
the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, could i inquire of my friend, the distinguished chairman, if he has any more speakers on this bill? mr. rahall: i'm prepared to close, mr. speaker. mr. hastings: is he prepared to close? mr. rahall: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: i yield myself the balance of the time. mr. speaker, i know that mr. mcclintock says he's not going to offer his amendment. so with...
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we will continue to hang around the little but at the washington auto show. the ceo of ford is making a speech. we will show that to you later. that is ford motor co. president and ceo alan mulally. we appreciate your calls this morning. we'll take it to capitol hill for a hearing on aviation security and like to order 53. the chairman will be joe lieberman of connecticut. the two featured speakers, witnesses, tom kaine, and lee hamilton, former chairman and vice-chairman of the national commission on terrorist attacks upon the u.s., the 9/11 commission. that will run a couple of hours and we will be live until the house cavils and tha. enjoy your day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . ç>> the hearing will come to order. this is the second in a series of hearings will examine where the intelligence reforms in the wake of the attack of 9/11 are working. toefor in the light of recent terrorist attacks and the ongoing threat in what we have done earlier may need further reform so
we will continue to hang around the little but at the washington auto show. the ceo of ford is making a speech. we will show that to you later. that is ford motor co. president and ceo alan mulally. we appreciate your calls this morning. we'll take it to capitol hill for a hearing on aviation security and like to order 53. the chairman will be joe lieberman of connecticut. the two featured speakers, witnesses, tom kaine, and lee hamilton, former chairman and vice-chairman of the national...
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that from the open "the washington post" this morning -- that from "the washington post" this morning. one person who was instrumental in turning this into a day of service, during his single term in the u.s. senate he partnered with john lewis in georgia to pass in 1994 the martin luther king jr. holiday and service act. both men who were friends of king, were fed up and disappointed with what the holiday had become. rather than a day of unity and service, it was little more than a broadcast of the "i have a dream" speech and sales at shopping malls." joseph, good morning. caller: people, do not forget that martin luther king jr. was a republican. just like john kennedy would never be part of the current democratic party. host: let me ask you that, you think that martin luther king jr. would support the current administration? ocaller: it depends on if you would want to take race into consideration. if he did not support obama the black people would call him an uncle tom. if you have a disagreement with obama the first thing that democrats do is say that you are racist. but i do not
that from the open "the washington post" this morning -- that from "the washington post" this morning. one person who was instrumental in turning this into a day of service, during his single term in the u.s. senate he partnered with john lewis in georgia to pass in 1994 the martin luther king jr. holiday and service act. both men who were friends of king, were fed up and disappointed with what the holiday had become. rather than a day of unity and service, it was little...
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it was george washington who noted in his first inaugural address a timeless truth. the smiles of heaven can never be expected to remain on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained. it is right to help one another. it is right to work together to get results and solve problems. it is right to provide opportunities for all our citizens. so, my fellow virginiaens, my friends, leaders from across the state, let us heed the words of the father of our country. employ these eternal rules of order to right, and get to work for the good of the people of virginia. thank you. god bless virginia. and god blets this great country. [cheers and applause] >> so bob mcdonnell now officially the governor of virginia, he becomes the state ds 71st chief scuteyi and will give his first staid address next week. that will begin live at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. this weekend on book tv, marine corps university professor on military leadership and winning counter insurgency wars. also, children's book auttedsor and illustrator on
it was george washington who noted in his first inaugural address a timeless truth. the smiles of heaven can never be expected to remain on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained. it is right to help one another. it is right to work together to get results and solve problems. it is right to provide opportunities for all our citizens. so, my fellow virginiaens, my friends, leaders from across the state, let us heed the words of the father...
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they are in washington, d.c.. next a look at ford motor company. put out by this restaurant, and they have given you the "don't give up the ship" award. what have you done that has led to your decision not needing government money? guest: the most important thing is we had a plan we were working on. we've got financing a bit earlier than others as well. we were able to see what was coming. i think we are proud of the fact we did not take government money. we are showing our plan is working with great third quarter results. in general, we are proud of the accomplishment. we have great products private what we do, and with our focus on quality, we are doing well. host: what are you worried most about? guest: we still need to see the of economy and approved. we did see the economy improves. that would be a big help. -- see the economy improve. host: what is the message to congress today about policy? guest: it is a partnership. together, we can do things better the national program on fuel economy in greenhouse gases was a good example of working toge
they are in washington, d.c.. next a look at ford motor company. put out by this restaurant, and they have given you the "don't give up the ship" award. what have you done that has led to your decision not needing government money? guest: the most important thing is we had a plan we were working on. we've got financing a bit earlier than others as well. we were able to see what was coming. i think we are proud of the fact we did not take government money. we are showing our plan is...
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we had leaders in washington, d.c., who implemented an extreme ideology, that ideology got implemented here in the united states congress, it was their ideology that was governing or not governing wall street, it was the lack of investment in jobs, education, health care, that needed to be made, and all of a sudden fast forward a few years, the ponzi scheme ends, the house of cards collapses and it's not just wall street that has problems, it ripples throughout the economy and now we have in some cities 15%, 20% unemployment. we have health care costs zooming out of control, energy costs zooming out of control. we continue to be dependent on foreign sources for our energy which is a national security issue, because these problems weren't addressed and the initiatives that we have put forth over the last year have begun to shift the trends at least away from losing hundreds of thousands of jobs a month to, you know, only losing 80,000, from 700,000 to 80,000, from the stock market ending up at 6,500 a year ago now up to over 10,000. up 55%. so, things aren't perfect, but they certainly
we had leaders in washington, d.c., who implemented an extreme ideology, that ideology got implemented here in the united states congress, it was their ideology that was governing or not governing wall street, it was the lack of investment in jobs, education, health care, that needed to be made, and all of a sudden fast forward a few years, the ponzi scheme ends, the house of cards collapses and it's not just wall street that has problems, it ripples throughout the economy and now we have in...
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democrats line, washington. robert. caller: one of the points was already made about how you do not get to make your decisions on
democrats line, washington. robert. caller: one of the points was already made about how you do not get to make your decisions on
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for zero." -- "washington journal." says your five-eight minute video on one of our country's great strengths or challenges. there is $50,000 in total prize money and all winning videos will be taught will be shown on c-span -- will be shown on c- span. studentcam.0rg. >> and now a discussion on new media and politics. this is part of an event hosted by the washington center for internships and academic seminars. it is just over one hour. ♪ >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am the senior program manager for academic seminars with the washington center for internships and academic seminars here in washington d.c. for over 30 years we have had over 42,000 alumni come through our internships program in washington d.c. where we place students with substantial internships in coalition with academic courses and additional programming that turns them full-time credit at their home institutions. we currently work with over 850 colleges and institutions from the country and worldwide. our web site is www.twc.edu. the st
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i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that they are going to do something right. we have created that through the years with the federal government. the federal government's action with us is that you're guilty until you can prove yourself @@@@%grr@ @ kÑ4@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ educated about the fair tax who did not think it was a great idea. >> the fair tax markedly will help us as a country. what the fair tax does is make us competitive worldwide onÑi te things that we manufacture in this country. it takes the taxes off of what we manufacture and they are not applied until they are sold in this country. if they are sold out of this country
i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that around. we need to do that by modeling confidence so that we can develop confidence so that your first thought is not that they're going to do something wrong, but that they are going to...
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washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the republicans did not do a day's work since they were in office. we are paying them some $100,000 per year to a creek. how many jobs did the republicans make? not one. guest: i think that he is emblematic of many people's an ger out there when they look at washington as a dysfunctional entity good with democrats and republicans. as a political strategist a think both karen are aware that the american public has increasingly desired fast results. it is one of the down sides of technology. people are looking for the instant reaction and also for the instant solut
washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the...
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washington d.c. has done an abysmal job of securing our borders. >> both the governor and the senator continued to give lip service to a problem that is plaguing taxes. it is hurting all of us. immigrants and citizens alike. we must get serious about illegal immigration i. we must stand up against washington d.c., a primary reason for the rising health- care costs is a federal legislation that we need to stop those incentives. >> i wish we had more time for all of this. we are at the end of our debate portion. we have time for closing statements. >> many of you have had to work very hard to ensure that we had a voice on this stage tonight. i hope you can tell by my answers that i would lead us along the path less traveled and that will make all the different for taxes. we have a real opportunity here to restore true private property m&=[wçy
washington d.c. has done an abysmal job of securing our borders. >> both the governor and the senator continued to give lip service to a problem that is plaguing taxes. it is hurting all of us. immigrants and citizens alike. we must get serious about illegal immigration i. we must stand up against washington d.c., a primary reason for the rising health- care costs is a federal legislation that we need to stop those incentives. >> i wish we had more time for all of this. we are at...
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because we know that washington takeover and the american people know, madam speaker, that a washington takeover of our american health care would, it would deny fundamental personal and economic liberties and it would devalue -- it would devalue our individual liberties and it would reduce the principle of limited government as established by the constitution. that's number one. it would have increased costs and taxes upon every entity that we could possibly mention. and it would have crippled our american economy and it would have created inescapable new taxes, mandates, when you require -- from the federal government were for the first time in the thriftry of the united states to produce or approval a product and then require every american to purchase that product, the people that couldn't afford it, send them a check and then say, you use this voucher to buy yourself some health insurance, or by the way, if your employer has 50 or more employees, they have to provide you health insurance for you, unless you're in the construction business, then it's five or more employees because o
because we know that washington takeover and the american people know, madam speaker, that a washington takeover of our american health care would, it would deny fundamental personal and economic liberties and it would devalue -- it would devalue our individual liberties and it would reduce the principle of limited government as established by the constitution. that's number one. it would have increased costs and taxes upon every entity that we could possibly mention. and it would have crippled...
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by twice as much in places like washington, nebraska and connecticut. by three times as much of virginia, mississippi and utah. four times as much in minnesota and south carolina. six times as much in alabama. a round of our nation, states have closed parks, stiffed vendors, throwing people off medicaid, stopped plowing snow and released thousands of dangerous criminals from prison early. overnight last night, the citizens of iowa were protected by seven state troopers tool. we have donner none of those things and don't intend to. the saddest of all, our sister states at least 40 of them are doing the worst thing possible in times like these. they are raising taxes. adding to the burden on families already in distressed and making their economic climate even less attractive to new jobs than they were before. michigan, wisconsin, new jersey, at least 11 more of raised income taxes. ohio, oregon, minnesota and 30 more have raised gas taxes. many states have raised multiple taxes at the same time. i hope you will join me in saying to night to the people fo
by twice as much in places like washington, nebraska and connecticut. by three times as much of virginia, mississippi and utah. four times as much in minnesota and south carolina. six times as much in alabama. a round of our nation, states have closed parks, stiffed vendors, throwing people off medicaid, stopped plowing snow and released thousands of dangerous criminals from prison early. overnight last night, the citizens of iowa were protected by seven state troopers tool. we have donner none...
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in washington, d.c. it is the largest conservative synagogue in our nation's capital and one of the oldest. it also has the reputation for outreach to young families in washington, d.c.. we have been members for more than 30 years. rabbi steinlauf cave to adas israel in 2008 to serve as the senior rabbi. he made his mark as a charismatic, dynamic spiritual leader. it's a great pleasure to get to know him and his family. originally from jericho, new york, rabbi steinlauf was ordained in 1998 at the jewish theological seminary in new york. he graduated from princeton in 1991 with honors and also studied in jerusalem and the university of judaism now known as the american jewish university which is located in my district in los angeles. rabbi steinlauf is joined by his wife and his children, his parents, some of his extended family and a proud delegation of adas israel. thank you, rabbi steinlauf, for your inspirational words. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 additional one minutes on each sid
in washington, d.c. it is the largest conservative synagogue in our nation's capital and one of the oldest. it also has the reputation for outreach to young families in washington, d.c.. we have been members for more than 30 years. rabbi steinlauf cave to adas israel in 2008 to serve as the senior rabbi. he made his mark as a charismatic, dynamic spiritual leader. it's a great pleasure to get to know him and his family. originally from jericho, new york, rabbi steinlauf was ordained in 1998 at...
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i haven't even been down to washington yet. and i don't want to say that's a silly question, but i'm just so thankful for the support that i've received from everybody. last night when i stayed and chuck everyone's hands who, you know, sweating and pushing. those are the people i want to go down and represent. to think of something hired again higher up. if you would've told me growing up a guy who's mom was on welfare and parents had a marital troubles, and i had some issues, you know, growing up. would be your skinny before you now i'm going to washington, d.c., are you kidding me? i don't know if you guys understand the. i know you hatchet job to do, i have a wife, and i respect those jobs. it's not only overwhelming but it is so -- i can't tell you how proud i am to be here standing before you all. and being, having an opportunity. that's my goal. other people may say he's going to do this, going to do that either listen to the. i'm not going to listen to them now. yes, sir? [inaudible] >> as part of your minor part of your
i haven't even been down to washington yet. and i don't want to say that's a silly question, but i'm just so thankful for the support that i've received from everybody. last night when i stayed and chuck everyone's hands who, you know, sweating and pushing. those are the people i want to go down and represent. to think of something hired again higher up. if you would've told me growing up a guy who's mom was on welfare and parents had a marital troubles, and i had some issues, you know, growing...
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here, marching on washington. reminding us that the constitution says that we all have the right to life. thank you. for your courage, your dedication, and most of all, for loving america and loving our lord. god bless you. god bless the indicted states of america. may god protect the unborn. >> good afternoon. i am from the state of pennsylvania. it is such an honor to join some many champions better here fighting to defend life as we speak -- to defend life. as we speak, abortion has increased since 10 years ago. the abortionists are losing. we stand a gather on this day and every day for those that have no voice. for those whose basic right to be born has been cruelly denied. we stand here today with the principles put forth formally and soundly by the founders of the nation that every american, born, and yet to be born, has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. they defend the right to life. thank you for the privilege of marching with you today, and god bless the unborn. >> thank you very
here, marching on washington. reminding us that the constitution says that we all have the right to life. thank you. for your courage, your dedication, and most of all, for loving america and loving our lord. god bless you. god bless the indicted states of america. may god protect the unborn. >> good afternoon. i am from the state of pennsylvania. it is such an honor to join some many champions better here fighting to defend life as we speak -- to defend life. as we speak, abortion has...
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and how washington has worked. there's a huge wave of populist sentiment right now among both democrats and republicans. to a lot of members, the federal reserve symbolize this is belief that wall street got bailed out and main street didn't, and really more broadly, bernanke, whether rightly or wrongly, has kind of become this lightning rod for the economic turmoil of recent years, the mortgage crisis, the stimulus, the bailout, and now the 10% unemployment rate. host: when people put criticisms against mr. bernanke do, they mention specifics or just, in general, his overall philosophy of governing? guest: well, from the left, the specifics go more toward mortgage regulation and some of the failures that the fed had before the crisis, in predicting the crisis, and kind of protecting against it. the mortgage policies that we had that fed the boom, and in some cases, the fed has responsibility over those policies and could have done more, and the fed has acknowledged it could have done more to prevent that. there's
and how washington has worked. there's a huge wave of populist sentiment right now among both democrats and republicans. to a lot of members, the federal reserve symbolize this is belief that wall street got bailed out and main street didn't, and really more broadly, bernanke, whether rightly or wrongly, has kind of become this lightning rod for the economic turmoil of recent years, the mortgage crisis, the stimulus, the bailout, and now the 10% unemployment rate. host: when people put...
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the new dialogue was started up in washington at the end of 2009. with a new cooperation statement. and i think it's taking shape, and evermore so. and this is demonstrated by a meeting today with our american friended. we will only be able to combat terrorism if we act together. >> i'd just like to tell you a little bit about the work that the european commission is doing. we're going to speed up the protection of our report on good use -- proper use of technologies in particular, body scanners. however, the fight has to kick in at various levels. i heard some urgent appeals at various levels. several ministers said we should be thinking in terms after fresh proposals on european pnr system. we did come up with some stumbling blocks earlier on the part of some members states which was originally submitted in 2007. now we have a new frame work upon which to work. we have a treaty, we have qualified majority voting, we have co-decision procedure with the european policy. with the new backdrop, we're going to take up a new proposal on the prn data. we believe that many ministers are v
the new dialogue was started up in washington at the end of 2009. with a new cooperation statement. and i think it's taking shape, and evermore so. and this is demonstrated by a meeting today with our american friended. we will only be able to combat terrorism if we act together. >> i'd just like to tell you a little bit about the work that the european commission is doing. we're going to speed up the protection of our report on good use -- proper use of technologies in particular, body...
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i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering] >[ chanting "41"] >> everyday i hold this office, i will give that is all inmates to serve you well and make you proud. -- all in me to serve you well and make you proud. i will never -- thank you. while the honor is mine, the senate seat belongs to no one person or political party. as i have said before, this is the people's seat. >> [chatning "people's seat"] >> thank you very much. i spoke to the center. he has completed his work as the senator. i spoke to him. he is very gracious. he welcomes me as soon as i can get there. i want to thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> [chanting indiscriminately] >> i wa
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c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week in congress, the second year of the obama administration. more liz sidoti liz with the associated press and jennifer haberkorn from "the washington times." good morning, welcome. we'll start with you, jennifer, asking you about your story this morning in the politics section. that story is being reported elsewhere as well. for the president is expected to speak elsewhere about jobs, are they the number one issue? guest: it seems that way, after the election in massachusetts, health care seems to be in the back burner. people want jobs, they want the economy to improve, so they will be working on that, and i think he will see that reflected in the state of the union address. host: a more visible role in the white house, over the weekend in "the washington post, they had this, "the white house toughens its town." guest: i think that the white house was taken off guard by what happened in massachusetts. they are at a point right now where they realize that if they do not
c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week in congress, the second year of the obama administration. more liz sidoti liz with the associated press and jennifer haberkorn from "the washington times." good morning, welcome. we'll start with you, jennifer, asking you about your story this morning in the politics section. that story is being reported elsewhere as well. for the president is expected to speak elsewhere...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 21, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform te duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i want to thank the majority leader for giving me the chance to make my very brief opening remarks as i must leave the building shortly. i thank him. mr. president, the senate's newest member is coming down from massachusetts today and we'll have a chance to welcome senator-elect brown to the capitol. obviously, we're delighted to have him. senator-elect brown has captured the attention of the entire country, but he has captured the attention of massachusetts voters first. and the people of massachusetts sent a very strong message. they were log for someone who would help change the direction in washington, and they put their hope
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 21, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform te duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i want to thank the majority leader for giving me the chance to make my very brief opening...
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. >> washington journal continues. host: our guest is james ki thetfioeld a national correspondent. -- majes kitfield. james kitfield. what prompted you to write this piece? >> guest: we have seen this program for a while. in the last year-and-a-half, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of broken strikes. there's a controversy last summer when the cia director told congress there is a secret program establishing hit squads to fight and kill terrorists around the world. that caused a big furor. we should probably shun some more light on a secret program to target assassinations. we know very little about this. we don't know what the evidenciary bar is to get people a list. we don't know who was involved but that is becoming clearer after my re- 40. -- reporting. jarratt things they think they could do to take lives. host: what did people do to put that on this list for consideration? guest: after 9/11, president bush had an executive order that had word in their to target people in the war on terror. it was
. >> washington journal continues. host: our guest is james ki thetfioeld a national correspondent. -- majes kitfield. james kitfield. what prompted you to write this piece? >> guest: we have seen this program for a while. in the last year-and-a-half, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of broken strikes. there's a controversy last summer when the cia director told congress there is a secret program establishing hit squads to fight and kill terrorists around the world....
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[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it would be interesting book to read an interesting story. but we were also going for breaking news because we thought there were things that were uncovered during the campaign. i will give you one. john will have others. sarah palin was picked by john mccain and people were shocked when it happened to that time, the campaign said that she had been on consideration for a long time and receive as much of a background check, so-called vetting, as any of the other people john mccain considered. there is skepticism about that at the time did not of the political journalism parade moved on and there were other thin
[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it...
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host: washington, go ahead. caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back george soros for getting elected with taxpayer funds. guest: i do not know anything about the second issue, but i can comment on the first. the brazilian president is a colorful, charismatic leader. then he has been for some to, to a half years. very annoyed that they have had to do things that the united states and europe-not have to do. and he has -- have not had to do. and he has been very open about saying that they have not had to do things that they've had to do in developing countries. host: salt lake city, democratic cr
host: washington, go ahead. caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, tonight i'm introducing a resolution to urge the senate to change a filibuster rule. the filibuster has in effect created minority rule. it wasn't the intent of the framers of the constitution to allow any one person the power to bring legislative process to a halt, which is exactly what the filibuster has given each senator the ability to do. the framers very clearly outlined the five instances when they believed a supermajority was needed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman may proceed. mr. mcdermott: the day-to-day business of congress was not one of them, but the use of the filibuster has become such common practice that it now requires a supermajority in the senate to pass virtually every piece of legislation, no matter how mundane. the filibu
for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, tonight i'm introducing a resolution to urge the senate to change a filibuster rule. the filibuster has in effect created minority rule. it wasn't the intent of the framers of the constitution to allow any one person the power to bring legislative process to a halt, which is exactly what the...
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washington can't get the lay-up. on are they od t by otsoe. have fun playi bball. >> bob: entertaining to watwatc. right rethe bounds play. a dunk and flus when there is a switch, you got totay th them. then in the eabr guard to guard, flying in the stratosphere. bledsoe. wa, sond inheation in noonly a they aletic but they're unlfish as well when they get in the open floor, boy, thearey tough. >> eric: the largest lead of the day. fortson falls to the deck. twbloco d shoton tt ssespoon alone. >bob:yes.wall who got it? niner ten for the game. >> eric: wall looking for someone to be open. dari milr is. bob: he likes the leftide of t flor. made two fro theeft side and airballe o fnero them rit coecorn. kentucky. o breakor 30 arkansas misseall ght shots in the second lf. hance to miss neo there as they turn it over. >>: heikesob the right also! [ cheers andpplae ] >>ric: eaybe you weren't pressed with 18-0 record to the game but you'd be kentucky playing fantastic basketball! eric:entu ky preparing themselves to comebehe number one ranketeamd n th
washington can't get the lay-up. on are they od t by otsoe. have fun playi bball. >> bob: entertaining to watwatc. right rethe bounds play. a dunk and flus when there is a switch, you got totay th them. then in the eabr guard to guard, flying in the stratosphere. bledsoe. wa, sond inheation in noonly a they aletic but they're unlfish as well when they get in the open floor, boy, thearey tough. >> eric: the largest lead of the day. fortson falls to the deck. twbloco d shoton tt...
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did put the name correctly into a lookout system and the lookout system went to all the agencies in washington and a longer classified message describing more in-depth conversations with his father went in with the correct spelling in the two were married up in a single file in washington. and so, the misspelling, our error, was obviated by the second message that appeared up with it, sir. >> but it never jumped -- it never gave you the information of the time that ibiza was outstanding. if it would have shown that he had been issued a visa in 2008, was there sufficient information available for you to take action in regard to the visa? >> no, sir. there was not sufficient information from his father nor do we take preemptive action because, as i mentioned earlier, we always consult with our law enforcement intelligence community and partners before we revoke a visa to make sure the individual is not a subject of investigation and we would compromise their investigation. >> to make sure, are you saying that even if it would have popped up at the ibiza outstanding, >> it was insufficient to imm
did put the name correctly into a lookout system and the lookout system went to all the agencies in washington and a longer classified message describing more in-depth conversations with his father went in with the correct spelling in the two were married up in a single file in washington. and so, the misspelling, our error, was obviated by the second message that appeared up with it, sir. >> but it never jumped -- it never gave you the information of the time that ibiza was outstanding....
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a 12-0 washington play. trailing as many as 22. >> steve: first points in the game for smith. 12-2 in the last three minutes for washington. started the game just 2-14. smith lost it off his foot. and stevenson comes the other way looking for help. travel. reset with foye. here is jamison back out to foye for a long three-point shot that's good. randy foye with 12 points in the game on five of eight shooting. he is so productive in that starting role. >> phil: he really has been. wizards cut it to 8. >> steve: joe johnson's launch is no good. washington can climb even closer. wizards will have tomorrow off. leave tonight. fly up to chicago. play the bulls friday night. first time this season against chicago. foye again. and he hits another one. this one a two-point field goal. randy foye has been outstanding. six of nine from the field. 15 points. wizards cut it to 6. smith turns on haywood. short jumper no good. jamison the rebound. foye. jamison baseline. backing in. had it knock out by williams and out-of
a 12-0 washington play. trailing as many as 22. >> steve: first points in the game for smith. 12-2 in the last three minutes for washington. started the game just 2-14. smith lost it off his foot. and stevenson comes the other way looking for help. travel. reset with foye. here is jamison back out to foye for a long three-point shot that's good. randy foye with 12 points in the game on five of eight shooting. he is so productive in that starting role. >> phil: he really has been....
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, under president johnson, he was even picking the bombing sites in washington. instead of letting the service men do their jobs. one of the things i admired about former president george h.w. bush, when he committed we were going to liberate kuwait from the atrocity of saddam hue cain moving in and taking over that country, he did a great thing he called in the military guys and said, you guys are in the military, you tell me what we need. here's what we're going to do, we're going to liberate kuwait. they put together a plan and that's what they did. it was not the civilians running the activity. as sam johnson a member of our body here, colleague, who was in the hanoi hilton for nearly seven years, as he was told after we carpet bombed north vietnam, hanoi, for two week, they rushed back to the negotiating table, worked out a deal that was favorable to them and not the united states, as sam says, when he was leaving the p.o.w. camp, the hanoi hilton, a commander was laughing and said you stupid americans if you'd just bombed us one more week we would have had
, under president johnson, he was even picking the bombing sites in washington. instead of letting the service men do their jobs. one of the things i admired about former president george h.w. bush, when he committed we were going to liberate kuwait from the atrocity of saddam hue cain moving in and taking over that country, he did a great thing he called in the military guys and said, you guys are in the military, you tell me what we need. here's what we're going to do, we're going to liberate...
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live tonight on washington coverage here on c-span two. did you know that one of the top free news apps for the iphone or itouch is c-span radio. you can get quick access to c-span, c-span radio, and c-spaf the links including q and a. it's all available from the app store. >> now a discussion on the role of google in the study of history and hue it's book program, google books is helping higher education and professional research. we'll here from google and the university of california. this discussion from the annual meeting of the american historical association in san diego is two hours. >> well, hello, everybody. thank you very much for coming. i am shawn martin from the university of pennsylvania. i am the executive director of the american association. we are extremely happy to be cosponsoring the session with the research division of the american historical on is google good for history? which is very engaging and interesting. i hope that a lot of you have questions and thoughts in mind for a discussion. so we have three great spea
live tonight on washington coverage here on c-span two. did you know that one of the top free news apps for the iphone or itouch is c-span radio. you can get quick access to c-span, c-span radio, and c-spaf the links including q and a. it's all available from the app store. >> now a discussion on the role of google in the study of history and hue it's book program, google books is helping higher education and professional research. we'll here from google and the university of california....
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reichert from washington. for what purpose does the -- under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority party. mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. pitts: to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the infamous court decision roe v. wade. and i rise on the occasion of the annual march for life that will occur tomorrow with tens of thousands of citizens who will come to washington to publicly speak out on this issue of life and the sanctity of life. and i just want to say to those who are coming, i want to thank them, the people from all across the country who come for their dedication to a cause that matters so much, the cause of life. every year on this day people across the country pause to remember the millions of live
reichert from washington. for what purpose does the -- under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority party. mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. pitts: to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the...
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there may not have been a mission accomplished feeling among washington, but a feeling that the war had reached a different level of intensity. we had a greater number of attempts to attack our homeland last year that the year before. it is a painful way to be awakened. we appreciate the forthrightness of the witnesses today. a lot of other people raised with parental wisdom that everybody either false or slips. the question is how do you get up. the only way to deal with a mistake is to a knowledge there is a problem. that is what your testimony has been today. i want to come back to the watch list. i think this has gone too much in the other direction. there ought to be a pretty simple way without leaving of or prescreening people about whom somebody has information that may suggest that they are a terrorist. we are not one to arrest or convict them but do a secondary screening to make sure they do not blow up a plane or come to the u.s. with evil intentions. what is the process now for which the administration is reviewing the watchless we are looking at individuals and looking at th
there may not have been a mission accomplished feeling among washington, but a feeling that the war had reached a different level of intensity. we had a greater number of attempts to attack our homeland last year that the year before. it is a painful way to be awakened. we appreciate the forthrightness of the witnesses today. a lot of other people raised with parental wisdom that everybody either false or slips. the question is how do you get up. the only way to deal with a mistake is to a...
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host: you are here in washington now. where do you hope or know your next assignment will be? guest: i am still waiting on the army to tell me how i can best serve the needs of the army. if that is in afghanistan, taking the research i have done and putting it into practice, if it is in the pentagon, taking the research i have done and knowledge i have gained and putting it into policies that allows the people in the ground to do better -- the great thing about being in the army, they will let you know, but they will not rush to tell you. i will know what my next assignment is going to be probably in april and be headed that way in june or july. bono's? it could be any one of the number of things. but i will get a job that lets me make it easier on the good guys and hard on the bad guys where i'm. host: memphis. greedy, on the republican line -- grady on the republican line. caller: i wanted to ask him -- even in the urban cities of america, you have a gang problem. of the male, the father figure. how did this affect what i have been hearing this morning? something that we cou
host: you are here in washington now. where do you hope or know your next assignment will be? guest: i am still waiting on the army to tell me how i can best serve the needs of the army. if that is in afghanistan, taking the research i have done and putting it into practice, if it is in the pentagon, taking the research i have done and knowledge i have gained and putting it into policies that allows the people in the ground to do better -- the great thing about being in the army, they will let...
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today i'm here in the washington auto show. i'll be introducing chevrolet cruise that will get up to 40 miles per gallon with a turbo charged four-cylinder engine. they will getting driving dynamics along with the fuel friendly. those are kind of the two ends. as it relates to the truck, i just -- i ran the free commercial operation. i called on many customers, many men and women that do a lot of hard work. they need the tools of pickup trucks to get the job done. we have vehicle that is get 22 miles per gallon. same thing with the tahoe. those are the examples. we're going to look overall through the proficiency of the engines, engines that run biofuels. we're working on hydrogen fuel cell application. finally, the electricification of the vehicle with the chevrolet volt. that's what we're working on. we need to work on all five of those, because it's going to require those five solutions to meet the needs. >> host: arizona on the line now. linda on the republican line. go ahead, arizona. >> caller: yes, good morning. i'd like
today i'm here in the washington auto show. i'll be introducing chevrolet cruise that will get up to 40 miles per gallon with a turbo charged four-cylinder engine. they will getting driving dynamics along with the fuel friendly. those are kind of the two ends. as it relates to the truck, i just -- i ran the free commercial operation. i called on many customers, many men and women that do a lot of hard work. they need the tools of pickup trucks to get the job done. we have vehicle that is get 22...
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washington's lead is three. the man last on the scoreboard for new york, kyle okposo camped out in the slot. the rookie taveras finds him and it's high fives all the way around. runogervais. on turn your back, you're looking for trouble. look at him turn away from the puck thats ch joitd. came back the -- >> joe: this fi eamish. >> craig: no, hould ing co sav or m carance : dorliels p a iddl dle ♪ or m carance :chhaw yot p a iddl : ge5 micoul % oron cinsuget hou he3 o hingat? ow t som een g toyou. you lo--utte so c i .. i lo i .. otheer l- i' one ank -ou le taoffbeermuch you e grlsnee trips b er l taste grs. you're gorgeous, look at you, i loooov y >> joe: let's dig in gand. caps don't have to face those great islanders and the raptors. they're facing the present day islanders and beating them by four after two periods of play. this is the latest in the season the capabilities have led their conference and they're tried trying to add to that lead tonight. six goals on the board. amazingly, none from alex ovech
washington's lead is three. the man last on the scoreboard for new york, kyle okposo camped out in the slot. the rookie taveras finds him and it's high fives all the way around. runogervais. on turn your back, you're looking for trouble. look at him turn away from the puck thats ch joitd. came back the -- >> joe: this fi eamish. >> craig: no, hould ing co sav or m carance : dorliels p a iddl dle ♪ or m carance :chhaw yot p a iddl : ge5 micoul % oron cinsuget hou he3 o hingat? ow t...
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. >> business worldwide in some way, shape or form always touches washington. it's one heck of a sports town. so yeah, those are things that are inextricably tied to who i am. does it affect what i do? probably. but hopefully affects it for the better. >> reporter: with the possible lockout on the horizon demorris smith has made it a priority to visit each team to help them understand the process. >> this was in one of the file drawers in our office and it slowly but surely i'm going through every drawer, every cabinet. >> reporter: why? >> a great deal of our history on what we have done internally to be a stronger union is there. the one thing i'm blessed about is gene was an incredible note taker. here on the back he'd clearly written out in longhand a speech that i don't know whether he gave or was going to give, but the most interesting part at the bottom is you see it in quotes, the nfl has always been willing to take a short loss for a long term gain. >> reporter: in the midst of negotiations or perhaps because of them d. and the union have made national
. >> business worldwide in some way, shape or form always touches washington. it's one heck of a sports town. so yeah, those are things that are inextricably tied to who i am. does it affect what i do? probably. but hopefully affects it for the better. >> reporter: with the possible lockout on the horizon demorris smith has made it a priority to visit each team to help them understand the process. >> this was in one of the file drawers in our office and it slowly but surely...
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washington, d.c. he is one of many mayors there were here this week to meet with the president to talk about the economy and jobs. washington, d.c. i want to begin with this headline from "the new york times," conference of mayors stressed the need of new grounds for stimulus money. are you looking for another round of stimulus money? guest: i think any city would like to have it there is the mill is money available, pointed their way. mares are the same regardless of party. if there is going to be stimulus, we believe the cities of the best place to put that stimulus money to work. host: how much money has mesa, arizona, received thus far from the first round of stimulus funds? guest: directly and indirectly we actually put in to play a little over $70 million in the city on a variety of projects from a variety of sources. host: how many jobs have been created or saved? guest: that is one thing that is sort of hard to tell. we actually haven't done any talent on the exact job count. we are more inter
washington, d.c. he is one of many mayors there were here this week to meet with the president to talk about the economy and jobs. washington, d.c. i want to begin with this headline from "the new york times," conference of mayors stressed the need of new grounds for stimulus money. are you looking for another round of stimulus money? guest: i think any city would like to have it there is the mill is money available, pointed their way. mares are the same regardless of party. if there...
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to continue being so washington. when we are in town, we spend a lot of time looking at polls and determining which party has the upper hand, and so on, and so on, and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i am just the president. take that for what it is worth. i cannot believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] >> i cannot think there want more gridlock are more partisanship. i do not think they want more destruction. they did not send us to washington to fight each other and some sort of political cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. they sent us to washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems that are grappling with. i think your constituents would want to know that despite that it does not get attention, we have worked together on a number of locations. we have acted in a bipartisan fashion. i want to thank you for reaching across the aisle. there has been broad
to continue being so washington. when we are in town, we spend a lot of time looking at polls and determining which party has the upper hand, and so on, and so on, and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i am just the president. take that for what it is worth. i cannot believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] >> i cannot think there want more gridlock are more partisanship. i do not think they...
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the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the lady -- the gentlelady from minnesota, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. ms. mccollum: thank you, madam speaker. in the wealthiest country of the world, too, too many of our citizens live in poverty. and the numbers are growing. mr. mcdermott and chairman rangel, thank you for bringing this important resolution to the floor. families in minnesota and across this country are hurting. the economy may be improving on wall street, but families on main street are hurting. workers are wondering if they can survive after their unemployment insurance runs out. our neighbors are jobs are facing hours being cut, facing pay cuts and they are in fear of also losing their job. and the housing crisis has turned families from their home and the homeless shelters are full. access to basic health care and putting food on the table are now a struggle for far too many americans. and more families are f
the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the lady -- the gentlelady from minnesota, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. ms. mccollum: thank you, madam speaker. in the wealthiest country of the world, too, too many of our citizens live in poverty. and the numbers are growing. mr. mcdermott and chairman rangel, thank you for bringing this important resolution to the floor. families in...
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[cheers and applause] i go to washington, i go to washington as the representative of no fashion or no special interest answering only to my conscious and to you the people. [applause] however, however i know, i know i have a lot to learn in the senate, but i know who i yam and i know who i serve. and scott brown -- and scott brown and i drive a truck. [cheers and applause] [chanting] and let me just say, let me just saying conclusion, let me just say in conclusion, first of all, thank you from the bottom of me and my family's hearts for your continued support, but i'm nobody's senator. i am nobody's senator accept yours. [cheers and applause] thank you very much. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ .. ♪ ♪ i gotta feeling ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's gonne be a good night ♪ ♪ a feeling ♪ that tonight's gonne be a good night
[cheers and applause] i go to washington, i go to washington as the representative of no fashion or no special interest answering only to my conscious and to you the people. [applause] however, however i know, i know i have a lot to learn in the senate, but i know who i yam and i know who i serve. and scott brown -- and scott brown and i drive a truck. [cheers and applause] [chanting] and let me just say, let me just saying conclusion, let me just say in conclusion, first of all, thank you from...
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all done here in washington. this morning congressman lamar smith, our colleague from texas, in a one-minute speech on the floor offered a series of lessons to be learned from yesterday's special senate election in massachusetts. he said, all true reform starts with a voice of the people. the people will not have a voice in a deficit commission established through an executive order. he also said that common sense triumphs partisanship. a commission through executive order negotiated by one party is the height of partisanship. the republican leadership in the house and senate have not been involved in this effort. he also said voters can exercise real independence. where is the voice of the people in a process that will not go beyond the beltway? in closing mr. smith correctly, i say correctly noted, that one party control leads to arrogance. we are seeing today an arrogance of power of our party that forecloses the minority from a seat at the table. to be fair, to be fair republicans were just as arrogant at tim
all done here in washington. this morning congressman lamar smith, our colleague from texas, in a one-minute speech on the floor offered a series of lessons to be learned from yesterday's special senate election in massachusetts. he said, all true reform starts with a voice of the people. the people will not have a voice in a deficit commission established through an executive order. he also said that common sense triumphs partisanship. a commission through executive order negotiated by one...
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the brookings institution here in washington is hosting this event. it's jusç getting underway. >> of this institution and has some other credentials that make him just the right person to get us started. on the topic of how to secure the future for palestinian youth. jim and i are going to engage in a bit of a dialog for a few minutes up here at the beginning. and then we'll turn it into a multilog involving as many of you as possible. and in about 40 minutes or so we'll turn the program over to an excellent panel that's assembled here. and we thank our friends and colleagues from the new america foundation, which has been helping us put this event together and some subsequent ones still to come. i won't introduce the panel now. i would, however, like to say to congressman ellison, what a pleasure it is to see him back here at brookings. he's been a frequent visitor. i don't think i said to go in length about jim wolfensohn's background. >> good. [laughter] >> well, we'll just stop here. he's come to talk to us about fencing this afternoon, a sport
the brookings institution here in washington is hosting this event. it's jusç getting underway. >> of this institution and has some other credentials that make him just the right person to get us started. on the topic of how to secure the future for palestinian youth. jim and i are going to engage in a bit of a dialog for a few minutes up here at the beginning. and then we'll turn it into a multilog involving as many of you as possible. and in about 40 minutes or so we'll turn the...
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it is fair for us in washington, d.c., or is it fair for us in washington, d.c. to place them into a restricted designation without their consent? and also not knowing whether the consent exists or not? it is not only these 2,900 acres of dry land that's affected by this legislation. in addition, this bill includes the park associated submerged lands up to three miles territorial limits of the vigvig. fishing is pro-- of the virgin islands. fishing is prohibited. i hope this is not the impact of struggling fishermen, but it's a possibility that deserves attention and has yet to be addressed but would have if the feasibility study was completed. these would be questions that could be answered. if this legislation does move forward today, i hope the current landowners and their descendents are aware that the national park service will be zoning -- be now their zoning board. i'd like to know there is no willing seller provision in this legislation. and while a willing seller provisions are minimum at best protection, at least with this language congress is on record
it is fair for us in washington, d.c., or is it fair for us in washington, d.c. to place them into a restricted designation without their consent? and also not knowing whether the consent exists or not? it is not only these 2,900 acres of dry land that's affected by this legislation. in addition, this bill includes the park associated submerged lands up to three miles territorial limits of the vigvig. fishing is pro-- of the virgin islands. fishing is prohibited. i hope this is not the impact...
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the way things are running in washington, d.c. the truth is purposely hidden from the people and the question is why, why can't the people see through c-span what is taking place behind closed doors? because it's giving power to government and not to the people. and that's why we aren't being allowed to see what is taking place. it's about making the phrase we the people, changing that phrase to we the subjects and that's why we the people aren't allowed to see what is taking place behind these closed doors and in secret. spending, taxing, regulating and borrowing, that's what is taking place and nothing more than they won't tax. freedom is never more than one generation of extinction. it must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same. one day, we'll spend our sunset years telling our children and children's children what it was once like in the united states where people were free. legislation, mr. speaker, especially the most important in recent years, health care should be done openly, openly so we can see
the way things are running in washington, d.c. the truth is purposely hidden from the people and the question is why, why can't the people see through c-span what is taking place behind closed doors? because it's giving power to government and not to the people. and that's why we aren't being allowed to see what is taking place. it's about making the phrase we the people, changing that phrase to we the subjects and that's why we the people aren't allowed to see what is taking place behind these...
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southern command and by circumstance, happened to be in washington, d.c. when the earthquake hit haiti. as most of you in this room know, as the commander of u.s. southern command, he will be the person in charge of the d.o.d. effort as we provide support and assistance to haiti and he has to get back to his command to oversee that effort but before he left, he has offered to give us about 30 minutes to answer some of your questions. so with that, general, thank you for taking your time. i know you're busy, we appreciate it. >> thanks very much. it's a pleasure to be with you. first i want to reiterate just from the united states southern command standpoint and the department of defense standpoint, our prayers and condolences go out to the citizens of haiti and all the other partners who are there. it's a horrific event that they've suffered through and we're working every effort we can and pushing and leaning as far forward as we can to support the lifesaving measures initially, doing assessment, and then look beyond that into the humanitarian disaster re
southern command and by circumstance, happened to be in washington, d.c. when the earthquake hit haiti. as most of you in this room know, as the commander of u.s. southern command, he will be the person in charge of the d.o.d. effort as we provide support and assistance to haiti and he has to get back to his command to oversee that effort but before he left, he has offered to give us about 30 minutes to answer some of your questions. so with that, general, thank you for taking your time. i know...
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the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., january 13, 2010. i hereby appoint the honorable shelley berkley to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend samuel , congregational christian church of american samoa. the chaplain: [speaking samoan] god, faith of our fathers and lord of our homage, we embrace you and one another in heart and soul, thought and mind giving you praise and trusting your faithfulness. bless this day and your service. o lord, help us to remember the proclamation from ages past where there is no vision, people perish. let us be visionary in our decisionmaking, particularly those resolved by the leadership of our nation. grant this congress the ability to see, the faith to believe, and the courage to leap forward in their journey of determination for tranquility and peace. upholding those virtues by which all may benefit from in our home of the brave and the land of the free. god,
the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., january 13, 2010. i hereby appoint the honorable shelley berkley to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend samuel , congregational christian church of american samoa. the chaplain: [speaking samoan] god, faith of our fathers and lord of our homage, we embrace you and one another in heart and soul,...
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s kermit washington saw the flash from the corner of his eye and instinct lively swung a fist. tomjanovich hit the floor. his face shattered by the punch. the incident caused the nba to significantly alter its rules against fighting. >>> ozzy smith was famous for his brilliant defense. but he was not known for his power at the plate. in fact the switch hitting shortstop had never before hit a home run while batting left-handed in the bigs. that is until the 1985 nlcs. >> smith courts one in the right down the line. it may go. go crazy, folks. go crazy! it's a home run. the cardinals have won the game by the score of 3-2. home run! >> smith's improbable home run won the game and helped propel the card to the 1985 world series. >>> a famous comedian once said, i went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out. on a board with as much hostility as hockey, it would take a lot to shock the average fan. >> knocks him brashear isown on the i brace, aprecaution. here? myspace.com and "the best damn shorts show." check it out. >>> we now return to "the best damn shocking mom
s kermit washington saw the flash from the corner of his eye and instinct lively swung a fist. tomjanovich hit the floor. his face shattered by the punch. the incident caused the nba to significantly alter its rules against fighting. >>> ozzy smith was famous for his brilliant defense. but he was not known for his power at the plate. in fact the switch hitting shortstop had never before hit a home run while batting left-handed in the bigs. that is until the 1985 nlcs. >> smith...
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. > >> washington 25 nfl player reps lobbyed for their cause as a collective bargaining agreement. the owners have kept quiet about the negotiations but not anymore. >> reporter: ironically on the same day that a group of nfl players was on capitol hill hoping to raise awareness on the talks that continue to try to negotiate a new labor agreement, the new york times publishes an article quoting extensively giants co-owner john mara. he is the first o the negotiations. among his comments quote, i don't think we're making any progress. we mailed a proposal in early november. i don't think we've received a meaningful counter proposal. the point we try to make to them is that the costs and risks are much greater than they have ever been especially in this economy. i don't think there's been enough of a recognition on their part of that concept. they want a deal that is equal to or better than the existing one and that is not acceptable to us end quote. these comments did not sit well with the players here wednesday. >> it's not really disrespect. it's flat out up yours. they don't care
. > >> washington 25 nfl player reps lobbyed for their cause as a collective bargaining agreement. the owners have kept quiet about the negotiations but not anymore. >> reporter: ironically on the same day that a group of nfl players was on capitol hill hoping to raise awareness on the talks that continue to try to negotiate a new labor agreement, the new york times publishes an article quoting extensively giants co-owner john mara. he is the first o the negotiations. among his...
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. >> charlie ericson with hispanic link news service here in washington. welcome to washington. hope you're enjoying the weather. two questions. one directed at raul which generally, what do you you see the role of unions playing in your assessment that would work? once with you say the words guest workers, you're also talking about some of the programs in the past. what should be the role of unions in your mind? and, secondly, for anybody, what about what you you just mentioned, angela, the definite divide between democrats and republicans and all the other issues that have come up you so far, do you you you see any change in that immigration issue? thank you. >> okay. short answers. i know a lot of people have questions. >> good to see you you, charlie. actually, i don't see this dichotomy between unions and guest workers as the fundamental thing of what i'm talking about in this paper. actually, in fact, i -- one with of the boast experiences we've ever had from legalization is spanish immigration to europe when they opened -- created much more flexible legal system. many wor
. >> charlie ericson with hispanic link news service here in washington. welcome to washington. hope you're enjoying the weather. two questions. one directed at raul which generally, what do you you see the role of unions playing in your assessment that would work? once with you say the words guest workers, you're also talking about some of the programs in the past. what should be the role of unions in your mind? and, secondly, for anybody, what about what you you just mentioned, angela,...
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the pilgrims on the beach at plymouth, washington of valley forge. but those great leaders discovered through their dogged determination to do what was right that god brings deliver in some sometimes from very strange quarters. we saw an example this week of the same thing. the socialized medicine bill was a big threat to life and deliverance came from a strange corner indeed, massachusetts. [cheering] you all have that same quality of being here year after year. thank you. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> roscoe bartlett from maryland. maryland, where are you? thank you. are we in powered by massachusetts? [cheering] yes, okay. i've been here since 92 and every year you keep coming and coming. thank you for inspiring us. and each year the polls show more and more americans are pro-life. there is a god. ultimate victory is ours. keep on keeping on. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> my name is joseph cao and live from louisianan. [cheers and applause] and i am very proud to be pro-life, and i want everyone to repeat after me, i am pro-lif
the pilgrims on the beach at plymouth, washington of valley forge. but those great leaders discovered through their dogged determination to do what was right that god brings deliver in some sometimes from very strange quarters. we saw an example this week of the same thing. the socialized medicine bill was a big threat to life and deliverance came from a strange corner indeed, massachusetts. [cheering] you all have that same quality of being here year after year. thank you. god bless you....
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i wrote the first article about that 15 years ago for washington's monthly magazine. the issue of too big to fail. if anybody in this chamber wund fers we ought to do something about too big to fail, go to any cafe in this country and ask folks if they think this capitalistic system works well when you say to almost everybody else, you risk your savings to start a business, if you don't make it, tough luck, you're on your own. with by the way, we have big financial interests that make the biggest profits and we decided they can't fail. we have a special class for them. we'll open loan windows at the fed. we'll provide $11 trillion lent, spent or made available to them if they need it. we'll do anything to prevent this from failing because they're too big to fail. that's no-fault capitalism. that's not what i believe to be the american way and that's something this president wants to change and it's something that i support very strongly. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas is recognized. mr. brownb
i wrote the first article about that 15 years ago for washington's monthly magazine. the issue of too big to fail. if anybody in this chamber wund fers we ought to do something about too big to fail, go to any cafe in this country and ask folks if they think this capitalistic system works well when you say to almost everybody else, you risk your savings to start a business, if you don't make it, tough luck, you're on your own. with by the way, we have big financial interests that make the...